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M. KOENIG.

EEAME EOE POCKET EooKs 0E OTHER ARTICLES. No. 397,862.

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Patented Feb. 12, 1889.-

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MICHAEL KOENIG, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO SIMON ZINN, OF

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FRAME FOR POCKETEBOOKS OR OTHER ARTICLEG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,862, dated February12, 1889.

Application led November 30, 1888. Serial No. 292,195. (No model.)

To @ZZ 'w71 om it may concern.:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL KOENIG, a citizen ot' the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Frames for Pocket-Books and otherArticles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in frames tor such articles aspocketbooks, purses, bags, and the like, and by means of thisimprovement a ready an d effective means is attained t'or securing thelock in place, as set forth in the following specification and claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l. is afront elevation of a frame, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofFig. l. Fig. fl is an. end elevation of Fig. Fig. 4. is a section alongthe line .fr Qc, Fig. Fig. 5 is a section along the line ly y, Fig. Fig.o is a plan view of a modification. Fig. 7 is an end elevation of Fig.Fig. Sis a section along the line Fig. 9 is a section along the line 'gzG. Fig. lO is a front elevation, partly in section, of Fig. 6. Fig. 1lis a detail perspective view of part of a traine. Fig. l2 is a planview, enlarged, of the locking devices shown in Fig. l. Fig. 13 is asection along the line y y', Fig. l2. Fig. l-l is a section along theline c" .2", Fig. l.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

The trames A B are jointed together at O in any well-known way by ahinge or pivot. The t rame B has a earch orlocking device, D, providedwith a hole or eye, into which the pin .E oi' the traine A can enter, soas to hold the trames closed or locked together. A spring, F, tends tohold [he catch D in engagement with the pin E.

.The spring F is a torsionat or twisting spring, and the catch D iskeyed or lirinlysecured to the spring, so that the tension exerted bythe tendency ot the spring to uutwist willlorcc the catch' D ui'oengagement with the pin IC.

The spring F .is suitably placed in a chann nel or housing ot' thetraine B, said housing being' suliiciently large to allow ol' thetwisting ol thc spring. The spring is braced in position by having abent portion, G, which engages or is housed in a side of the frame B. l

To open the frames A B, the catch D is turned or swung against theresistance of theV spring F, so as to release the pin E, when the framescan be separated. Upon releasing the catch D the spring F throws saidcatch back to its locking position. The portion G, being firmly housedin a side of the frame B, is not able to turn, and forms a brace topreserve the twist. of the spring F.

The frame B can be readily made of sheet metal, and bentor formed so asto form a tube in which the spring F can be housed. In Figs. l to 5 andin Fig. 11 the frame B is bent so as to form two tubes, one of whichserves as a housing for the spring', while the other serves as anornamental bead or as a cover which laps over the frame A when theframes A B are closed, Figs. 4 and 5.

In Figs. l to 5 the frame B has its tube side or bead side turnedoutward or exposechwhile in Figs. 6 to 10 the flat side of the frame Bis exposethwhile the bead side is turned inward. Frames can thus be madeto suita variety of tastes.

As the spring is braced in position by simply having its portion Gresting in a suitable housing at the side of the frame, the spring canbe put in place by simply placing said spring with its portion G in theproper positions without any soldering, riveting, or other fastening ofthe spring being required.

The catch D is readily made by bending a piece ot sheet metal about atube, H, of sheet metal. The tube H is flattened at the center, Fig. la,so as to rmly grip the spring F and also to jam or firmly grip againstthe catch D, so that as the catch oscillates the tube l-I will oscillatewith the catch, and the tube H, receiving the force produced by thetension of the spring, will impart said force to the catch, so as toclose said catch. The ends of the tube II extend beyond the catch D, inthe form of circular or cylindrical journals, which project into andturn within the housing or tubu- 9 IOO l. The combination, with atubular frame and a torsional spring housed in said frame, of a catchprovided with a tube extended at each end beyond the catch into acylindrical journal adapted to turn with the catch in a part of thetubular frame, said spring extending through and secured to Said tube,Substantially as described.

2. The combination,with the tubular frame 'B of a bag' or similar'article, of the torsional spring F in the tubular frame, the tube Il,flattened on the spring, and the catch D, mounted on the tube to leavethe latter Project at each end of the catch in the form of cylindricaljournals, which are located and turn in parts of the tubular frame,substantially as described.

3. In combination Awith i' rame A, the frame B, formed with two paralleltubes extending down the Sides, one tube containing the catchcarryngtorsional spring, having brace-arm G extending' down one tubularside, and the other tube adapted to overlie thetop and Sides of frame A,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MICHAEL KOENIG. L. su]

Witnesses:

W. C. HA'UFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

